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Human Reproduction – “darts” answer
sheet
In both males and females, the bladder stores urine, which is a waste product removed
from the bloodstream by the kidneys. The tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder
are called ureters, and the tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body is
called the urethra.
Female Reproductive System
Eggs, (also called ova) are stored in the ovaries. Eggs are present when a girl is
born, her ovaries will contain about 2 million of them. But they only develop into
mature eggs capable of becoming a baby after the girl has reached puberty. Each
ovum contains genes that carry the female’s genetic information.
Two oviducts, (also called fallopian tubes) transport the ovum from the ovary to
the womb, (also called the uterus). The oviducts have delicate fronds that waft the
ovum along. If the ovum is fertilised, it happens in the oviducts.
The uterus is a muscular sack, about the size of a small orange. This is where a
fertilised ovum will develop into a baby. The neck of the uterus, (also called the
cervix) is a muscular opening at the base. The cervix leads to the vagina. This is
the birth canal and the place where sperm is deposited during intercourse.
Male Reproductive System
Sperm are produced in the testes, up to 1,000 per second. The sperm are stored in
the epididymis. Sperms carry the male’s genetic information.
During intercourse, sperms travel along two sperm tubes to another tube called the
urethra. On the way, the prostate gland and the seminal vesicle provide fluids to
nourish them and to swim in. The mixture of sperms and fluids, called semen, then
passes out through the urethra.
200 to 600 million sperms may be deposited in the woman’s vagina during
intercourse, but most of them will never reach the ovum, and only one of them will
actually fertilise it.
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ureter
ova
urethra
birth
urethra
cervix
urine
intercourse
epididymis
kidneys
ovaries
ovary
vagina
uterus
fertilise
fertilised
sperm
sperms
semen
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genes
genetic
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Human Reproduction – “Darts”
exercise
In both males and females, the bladder stores ______, which is a waste product removed
from the bloodstream by the _______. The tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder
are called ______s, and the tube that connects the bladder to the outside of the body is
called the _______.
Female Reproductive System
Eggs, (also called ___ ) are stored in the _______. Eggs are present when a girl is
born, her ovaries will contain about 2 million of them. But they only develop into
mature eggs capable of becoming a baby after the girl has reached _______. Each
ovum contains _____ that carry the female’s genetic information.
Two oviducts, (also called _________ tubes) transport the ovum from the _____ to
the womb, (also called the ______ ). The oviducts have delicate fronds that waft the
ovum along. If the ovum is fertilised, it happens in the oviducts.
The uterus is a muscular sack, about the size of a small orange. This is where a
__________ ovum will develop into a baby. The neck of the uterus, (also called the
______ ) is a muscular opening at the base. The cervix leads to the ______. This is
the _____ canal and the place where _____ is deposited during ___________.
Male Reproductive System
Sperm are produced in the ______, up to 1,000 per second. The sperm are stored in
the __________. Sperms carry the male’s _______ information.
During intercourse, ______ travel along two sperm tubes to another tube called the
urethra. On the way, the ________ gland and the seminal _______ provide fluids to
_______them and to swim in. The mixture of sperms and fluids, called ______, then
passes out through the _______.
200 to 600 million sperms may be deposited in the _____’s vagina during
intercourse, but most of them will never reach the ovum, and only one of them will
actually _________ it.
Words you will need :prostate
ureter
ova
urethra
birth
urethra
cervix
urine
kidneys
ovaries
ovary
vagina
fertilise
fertilised
sperm
sperms
Name_______________________
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intercourse
genes
genetic
epididymis
vesicle
woman
uterus
fallopian
puberty
semen
nourish
testes